DEGENERATING MORALS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN CALABAR METROPOLIS: THE ROLE OF THE MOVIE INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
- University of Calabar, Faculty of Education, Dept. of Human Kinetics and health Education.
- University of Calabar, Faculty of Arts, Dept. of Linguistics and Communication Studies.
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This study was undertaken to investigate the consequences of home video degenerating morals among adolescents in Calabar Municipality and Calabar South Local Government Areas of Cross River State. It specifically sought to find out whether there was any relationship between home video and degenerative behaviours among adolescents. To achieve the aim of this study, two research questions and two hypotheses were generated to guide the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 97 respondents. Two Local Government areas across the state were covered in the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentages and Pearson Product Moment correlation statistics. The findings of the study revealed that home videos significantly relate with violent behaviours and substance abuse (cigarette and cannabis) among adolescents. Based on the result of the study, it was recommended among others that: parents should monitor the type of programmes their children watch on television at home; the government should monitor and sanction movie producers who release violence oriented movies and on-screen smoking for public and home viewing.
[Nkang Rosemary Ani, Akah Levi Udochukwu and Nkang Udeme Ani (2015); DEGENERATING MORALS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN CALABAR METROPOLIS: THE ROLE OF THE MOVIE INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Jul). 283-289] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
